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foiling::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | frustration, thwarting |
| Type of | hinderance, hindrance, interference |
| Derivation | foil |
Examples of foiling
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We're seeing more and more embellishments and special processes such as foiling.
From the btob.co.nz
Rising oil prices keep foiling the airlines'plans to right themselves, he says.
From the usatoday.com
That's more of a foiling an attack story but I thought I was very brave, haha.
From the metro.co.uk
Still, the crows have proven clever at foiling human efforts to control them.
From the nytimes.com
Might one of their less familiar benefits be the foiling of kidnappings in Colombia?
From the economist.com
She helped set up a lot of scoring opportunities while foiling Morgan Park's attack.
From the dailyherald.com
They are doing that by building foiling capability into their second AC72.
From the nzherald.co.nz
What if they keep $1 extra in their bank accounts, thus foiling Obamacare?
From the forbes.com
Our law enforcement and security forces have done an admirable job foiling terrorism.
From the suntimes.com
- A piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil"
- Enhance by contrast; "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background"
- Anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities; "pretty girls like plain friends as foils"
- Thwart: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
- Cover or back with foil; "foil mirrors"
- Hydrofoil: a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through; "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils"
- Foil a grunge rock group from the Seattle, Washington area c.1990-1998 featuring Steve Wied, formerly of Tad, Skin Yard, Willard and Daddy Hate Box on vocals and drums.
- A foil is a type of weapon used in fencing. It is the most common weapon in terms of usage in competition, and is usually the choice for elementary classes for fencing in general.
- An airfoil (in American English) or aerofoil (in British English) is the shape of a wing or blade (of a propeller, rotor or turbine) or sail as seen in cross-section.
